Trump administration proposes selling nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) – Trump Administration said that it plans to sell approximately 6 billion dollars to the Congress to Israel, which is faced with an increasing insulation on a new support for the US ally War in Gaza.
According to a US official and an offer familiar to the proposal speaking under the conditions of anonymity to discuss unknown plans, a sales of $ 3.8 billion for 30 AH-64 Apache helicopters contain a sales of $ 1.9 billion for the current stocks of Israel and the Israeli army.
The weapons would not be delivered for two to three years or longer.
Great sales where the US plans to end the two -year war between Israel and Hamas and stopped by Israel Qatar strikes Hamas leaders in Doha, Tea Allies between us In the Middle East.
USA continued its support Increased pressure on Israel And an increasing number of US Senate democrats attempts to prevent the sale of attack weapons on Israel.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs first refused to comment on sales reported by Wall Street Journal.
Israel launched a new attackHe said that Israel was a professional academician organization that reads genocide. Genocide in Gaza.
Last year, he said that he had recently suspended some arms exports to Israel, from concerns to violate international humanitarian laws lately. Barned Israel government officials from attending the country’s largest weapon fair.
Türkiye is also said Close the airspace For Israeli government planes and any weapons for the Israeli army Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni In a speech, he condemned Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
Trump said on Friday that he plans to meet the President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Washington next week and plans to discuss an agreement for the purchases of the Boeing plane and the F-16 fighter aircraft.
The Biden administration paused a 2,000 -pound bomb shipment to Israel due to concerns about civilian losses, but Trump lifted it when he started to work in January.
This year, the Trump administration approved Israel’s great military aid of about $ 12 billion. Recently, in June, the United States has approved a half billion dollar sales to Israel to replenish its army with bomb guidance kits for sensitivity.
This final request of the Trump administration was sent to the Congress about a month ago.
The amount of the $ 6 billion package was approved by two people who knew the issue, and plans gave anonymity to discuss because they were not public.
Congress, for a more formal process, sends the requests back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conducts unofficial examinations of such arms sales at the committee level.
These sales are part of a 10 -year agreement between the US and Israel.
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Porto, the price reported from Portugal. Associated Press writers Aamer Madhani and Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
